OCT 30 Day Rule/Focus Pic & Discussion Thread

I prefer the ball end over the FH, for some reason I don't get a good shave with the FH Tech...

 

SOTD
October 21, 2015
Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Energizing Face Wash Boost
Razor: Gillette Aristocrat
Blade: Personna Lab Blue
Lather: Gingers Garden Vetiver (Tallow)
Brush: CK Switchback 400 24mm Suave #1 Synthetic Knot
Post: Thayers Cucumber WH. Gold Bond Ultimate
Aftershave: Gingers Garden OakMoss
Guys, I really like Gingers Garden soap/aftershave, great stuff. Support our supporting vendors. Please so the Suave #1 knot is like all the other synthetic knots I have, but it's cool. Nice handle. I have some razor burn on my lower neck. Operator error .. Please take a minute to wish this wonderful member a Happy Birthday
Never let the things you WANT
Make you forget the things you HAVE

 

Day two with the Viking Sword blade.

Same shave, different day. This is a nice smooth blade. Another two pass DFS with some touch ups on the jaw line and neck for BBS. I find myself looking forward to next month so I can try a new focus. This one is getting monotonous
SOTD
Proraso pre-shave balm
Proraso green cream
Rubberset 400
EJ DE 89
Viking Sword (2)
Pitrulon Classic AS
Have fun!

 

I am the oppisite. I love my fat handle pre-war tech, and find the ball end post war one to be too mild to use.

 

Surprisingly, they give very similar shaves. On the aggressive side but I would say that the ATT is a bit smoother. You can get a very close shave with the H plates and not realize it. The ATT R2 and H2 are my favorite DE razors.

 

October - Trick or TREET
October 20

Razor - Gillette Post War (46-50) Fat Handle Tech
Blade - (2)
Brush - BoS Omega 10066
Soap - Mitchell's Wool Fat
Post - Cold Water, Alum, Aqua Velva Musk

Day two on the "New" Double Edge by Treet. It's always a good day when BoSFat comes up in rotation. The blade looks great, the lather is showing off to try and make me forget the Tabac yesterday so here we go.

Great first pass, still smooth and pretty effective. I watched the angle to try and help the FH Tech out this morning but I still think I get better passes from the Ball End. Lathered for the XTG and with a bit of extra effort ended with a nice finish on that pass, other than my neck. So, did a full ATG third pass plus G-slides on my neck. This razor is mild enough that with this blade I can get a pretty steep angle on the slide. Finished better than yesterday, still DFS but better. I can't blame any problems on the blade today. The razor is just that mild. One more thing on my list to find out.....will a Feather/Kai improve the razor's performance? I've used Voskhod in it and gotten good results. Better than the Treet, but not by much to be honest. Just wondering if a notch up in sharpness would make a difference with it. I think it's somewhere around 43 on my experiment list.

Great late October day today and the last day of the sales month so I'm out to hit it hard. They're saying sunny and 85 today. Not bad for the Lou in October. have a great day!

 

That's what I LOVE about this hobby! What works for you may or may not work for me. But we all have the one common goal. A DFS..
And a brotherhood.
And sisterhood..

 

Cookies...

 

October 21 (for real, this time)
20's Old Type
Astra SP (3)

Nothing special for BTTF day (unfortunately, I don't have any razors from 1985, 1955 or 1885)... just a one-pass CCS with a little touch-up on the jawline.

I did win an auction for a #160 Goodwill in the early hours of the AM, but that probably won't get here until Monday.

JR

 

@Bama Samurai - I think there may be something to this one.





(Quick on the uptake, eh?)

 

October 20, 2015

OC October - This month I'll introduce myself to OC razors.
Gillette New LC
Schick Type C1 OC
Standard Safety Razor OC
Gillette Goodwill

Morning shave
Hot Shower
Soap: Proraso Green
Brush: Brush: Omega Pro 48 Boar
Razor: Standard Safety Razor OC (Germany)
Blade: 7 o’clock (Blues) (3)
TSD Witch Hazel
Aftershave: Proraso Green AS Splash



Two-pass shave.
Another excellent shave for this combo.
I’ll finish the week off with a different blade for this razor. I still need work with the C1, but so far this month has taught me that I really like the OCs. I had not known anything about the Standard razor, but its a very good shaver.

Play Ball! (Can anyone say Sweep?!! - Let's Go Mets!)
RT

 

Or one of my favorite scenes with the same song.....

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...and lest we forget...Neighborhood!

 

Thank you for your thoughts. Since my friend has all the ATT heads I have tried out all but the H1 and H2. I really enjoyed the R2 but actually prefer my Wolfman OC to it. I'll give the H1 a try sometime soon.

 

Does that make us.............

 

Well that could be an option, but my preference would be more like this guy...

Robin Hood!

 

Excuse me??? Sorry I have been away and did not get to immediately defend the honorable profession which I have chosen . . . oh who am I kidding! Yep, their standards really are low enough to allow in an attorney!

 

This is one of the things I love about the Shave Den. Diversity!

 

I'd like to try the Wolfman myself one day. Do you have the stock blade gap or the modified larger gap?

 

I went with just the stock gap and I have found it to be just as efficient as the R2 (even better above my lip since the head is thinner) but the Wolfman is smoother and less prone to bite back.

I do plan on ordering one with the increased blade gap whenever James starts taking orders again. I know I could send it back and increase the gap but I do not want to mess up the good thing I have on something I might like.